On Sun, 30 May 2010 14:34:35 -0400, Martin Flynn wrote:
>Vic,
>Run the 4 wire circuit and call it a day. I ran this very issue by a
>licensed master electrician on Friday.
>Direct quote: "If any portion of the load is 120 volt, you need a
>neutral. If you are hell-bent on a 2 wire + ground supply, get a 208
>volt fan and appropriately tapped transformer"
Your licensed master electrican was WRONG. It is entirely legal, and
entirely proper from an engineering point of view to place a 120V load
across half of a center tapped transformer as long as that load is center
tap is not grounded.
73,
Jim Brown K9YC
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